4 charged in beating of detective

Four suspects have been charged in the beating of a Chicago police detective whose gun was stolen before he was run over by a stolen car after a quarrel at a drugstore on the Near West Side.

The Grand Central Area detective was waiting in line in the Walgreens at 111 S. Halsted St. about 3 a.m. Saturday when Mike Rogers, 38, of Country Club Hills, allegedly cut in front of him, Chicago Police spokesman Matthew Jackson said.

Words were exchanged and as Rogers left the store, he told the detective he "would be waiting for him outside," Jackson said. Police would not identify the officer.

When the officer left, police said he was jumped by Rogers and two other men, Elvert Berry, 39, of the 900 block of North Waller Avenue, and Wallace Berry, 33, of the 5000 block of West Erie Street.

During the struggle, police said, Elvert Berry got the detective's service revolver out of his holster, and the three men got into a car.

The driver, Yolanda Brown, 35, of the 1100 block of North Lockwood Avenue, allegedly ran over the detective's left ankle as she backed up while the detective tried to retrieve his weapon.

Witnesses and the detective provided police with information that led to the arrests and the gun was also recovered.

Rogers and Wallace Berry were charged with battery and Elvert Berry was charged with robbery and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, Jackson said. Brown was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.